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      The Star Chamber

      1983, Drama, 1h 49m

      13 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Judge Steven Hardin (Michael Douglas) is discouraged by the failures of the legal system after seeing hardened criminals go free on technicalities. Acknowledging Hardin's perspective, his peer, Benjamin Caulfield (Hal Holbrook), introduces him to the Star Chamber, a secret organization that condones vigilante action in cases where justice has not been served. However, when the cabal sentences two criminals to death, and Hardin finds them falsely accused, he clashes with the powerful group.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Peter Hyams

      • Producer: Frank Yablans

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox

      • Sound Mix: Surround

      Cast & Crew

      Michael Douglas
      Hal Holbrook
      Yaphet Kotto
      Sharon Gless
      James B. Sikking
      Joe Regalbuto
      Don Calfa
      John DiSanti
      Otis Day
      Larry Hankin
      Dick Anthony Williams

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      • May 19, 2011

        I don't get why Michael Douglas, in the poster for the movie on this website, is holding a gun...he never even comes CLOSE to one, let alone use it. I just think it's quite odd. Anyway, I don't know what is it about this movie but I just didn't get into it at all. The idea is a pretty fantastic one, but a) They take to long to set up that idea and b) they never really do anything with it. There's three scenes where they're meeting, but each scene is probably a minute long. Quite frankly, I'd have preferred the entire movie to be just those meetings between them and the discussions that could come of that. I think the problem is, the movie has identity issues, it wants to be legally accurate, it wants to create discussion between the viewers about what they would do and it, somewhat, tries to be an action movie. There's a completely random, and really quite unnecessary car chase scene just because they COULD. It just doesn't work, some movies can handle different themes and ideas they want to get across (IE: Ghost Dog) and others just can't. This is one of the movies that can't. It's not a bad movie by any means, it certainly has its moments but for the potential the movie had is completely wasted. Which is why I'm hoping somebody makes a remake, or does a similar type of thing (as this actually happened in real life) because such a story is pretty much perfect for a movie. In fact, I'm quite surprised more movies haven't done this type of thing, it just seems like a no-brainer. As it stands, it's an ok movie with severe identity issues that just make the movie an underwhelming experience.

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      • Oct 22, 2009

        Started off good then fell apart

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      • Jul 01, 2008

        Could have been more than mildly entertaining.

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      • Sep 19, 2007

        Good thriller with interesting implications on the justice system. From what I remember, the poster is a bit misleading by having Douglas armed and ready with a gun. He is a judge! The movie consists of mostly psychological thrills.

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